Three years ago, the final flight to space of Shuttle Discovery
I was at the STS-133 NASA Social/Tweetup for final flight of Space Shuttle Discovery. About 100 members of social media were invited to watch the launch from the infamous press…
Overwintering Key Lime/Limequat Tree
I am surprised, but really happy the limequat tree we brought inside for the winter is still alive! I had a tough time with leaf drop when we first brought…
Throwback: My first Wilton Cake Class (Level 1)
Many years ago, a few months after my first child was born I thought it would be fun to take a cake decorating class. I'd learn decorating skills to make…
Dive Bar & Grille (Wexford, PA)
A few months ago we tried to stop in for dinner at Dive Bar & Grille, but it was closed for a private function. (So we ended up at Billy's…
Fast Forward to spring at Phipps Conservatory
've been to the future and it's AMAZING I tell you! Somewhere under all the ice, snow and frigid cold weather Mother Nature is working her magic for the upcoming…
Lightened Up: Creamy Mushroom Soup
It's cold, it's been cold which means it's soup weather! America's Test Kitchen recently tweeted a recipe for mushroom soup. I was so excited because it has been insanely difficult…
Adventures in Pasta Making: Pepper Pasta
Dave got a pasta maker for Christmas, so we decided to give it a go recently. The whole process was actually pretty easy, but there's still definitely room for improvement!…
Tram’s Kitchen (Bloomfield, PA)
It's been really cold here in Pittsburgh, and I was hungry for something warm. I was torn between a nice warm bowl of pho or tracking down some yummy bun/Bún chả…
Recipe Card Throwback: High School cooking class
While I was going through some things I ran across my stack of recipe cards from my high school cooking class. I made all these recipes in class, and even…
Stollen Prep: Soaking Fruit
Time to soak some raisins! Decided to soak golden and plain raisins in some E&J XO Brandy for our stollen this year. I so can not wait to eat…